"It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that……" — Jean Anouilh
"It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat with all the world on its back. And the only thing left to do is shout - not moan, or complain, but yell out at the top of your voice whatever it was you had to say. What you've never said before. What perhaps you don't even know till now."
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Jean Anouilh
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58 Quotes by Jean Anouilh
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Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.
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Things are beautiful if you love them.
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Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
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Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.
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Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.
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What you get free costs too much.
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To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to…
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Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
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Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake,…
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There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
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A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.
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